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Massive Collision Closes Talmadge Bridge

Smoke plumes billow up from the burning tractor trailer as emergency responders arrive on scene.

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Description

Two passenger vehicles and a tractor trailer collided and careened into the concrete edge of the Back River Bridge just north of the Georgia-South Carolina border around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, leaving a flurry of smoke and flames in their wake. Both cars and the bridge received extensive damage, and the tractor trailer was destroyed. As of late Tuesday morning, two passengers remained in the hospital, one of whom had to be airlifted. For more updates on this story, follow our coverage here, or pick up a copy of Wednesday's Savannah Morning News. (Photos by Laura-Ray Wearren/Savannah Morning News).